Drag Race France

Drag Race France is a French reality competition television series based on the original American series RuPaul's Drag Race and part of the Drag Race franchise. It airs on the digital channel France.tv Slash in France and on WOW Presents Plus internationally.[1][2]

Drag Race France
GenreReality competition
Based onRuPaul's Drag Race
Directed byLionel Chabert
Presented byNicky Doll
Judges
Opening theme"Drag Race" theme, by Lucian Piane and RuPaul
Ending theme"I'm a Winner, Baby", by RuPaul, Jack Wilson and Lior Rosner
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupMultiple
Production companies
Release
Original network
Original releaseJune 25, 2022 (2022-06-25) –
present
Related

Drag Race France debuted on June 25, 2022, on France.tv Slash. Episodes premiere on a weekly basis every Thursday and also stream simultaneously on France.tv catch-up service and on Salto, and later aired on France 2 every Saturday night. The series debuted simultaneously on Crave in Canada, and on WOW Presents Plus internationally.

Paloma won the first season, with La Grande Dame and Soa de Muse as runners-up, while Elips was named Miss Congeniality. In August 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.[3]

Production

Announced by World of Wonder in November 2021, the show is a drag queen contest in which the "next French superstar of drag" is selected. Each week, the candidates are subjected to different challenges and are evaluated by a group of judges including personalities who critique the progress of the participants and their performances.[4]

Judging panel

It is hosted by French drag queen Nicky Doll, who competed on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and placed tenth. Nicky Doll also serves as a judge alongside Daphné Bürki and Kiddy Smile.[5]

Judges on Drag Race France
Judge Season
1 2
Nicky Doll Main
Daphné Bürki Main
Kiddy Smile Main

Series overview
Seasons Premiere Finale Winner Runner(s)-up Miss Congeniality No. of contestants Winner's prizes
1 June 25, 2022 August 11, 2022 Paloma La Grande Dame
Soa de Muse		 Elips 10
2 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Season 1 (2022)
Main article: Drag Race France (season 1)

The first season of Drag Race France began airing on 25 June 2022, on France.tv Slash in France and World of Wonder's streaming service WOW Presents Plus internationally. The season ran for 8 episodes and concluded on 11 August 2022. La Grande Dame and Soa de Muse made the final, and Paloma was the winner of the first season.

Contestants
Main article: List of Drag Race contestants § Drag Race France

There has been a total of 10 contestants featured in Drag Race France.

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2023
 2023 Q D’or Awards Q d’or du Phénomène télé Drag Race France Won [6]

References
  1. "" Drag Race France sera diffusé sur France.tv Slash ", annonce la cheffe des divertissements de France Télévisions". 20minutes.fr (in French). 2021-12-03. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  2. Swift, Andy (2022-03-04). "Drag Race France: Nicky Doll to Host International Competition Series". TVLine.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. ""Drag Race France" : Une saison 2 annoncée par France Télévisions". ozap.com (in French). August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  4. "Bonjour, bonjour, bonjour! Drag Race France confirmed and casting is underway". GAY TIMES. 2021-11-17. Archived from the original on 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  5. Nolfi, Joey (2022-03-04). "Drag Race France crowns season 12 alum Nicky Doll as its host". EW.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  6. "Aux Q d'or 2023, le discours très coloré de Luz". www.huffingtonpost.fr. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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